durchtrocknen

[ˈdʊʁçˌtʁɔknən]

/[ˈdʊʁçˌtʁɔknən]/ verb

The verdict

“durchtrocknen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich ganz und gar von Feuchtigkeit befreien

Corpus desk

Index DE-durchtrocknen · durchtrocknen · German

durchtrocknen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for durchtrocknen
PropertyValue
Headworddurchtrocknen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdʊʁçˌtʁɔknən]
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „durchtrocknen“ im Deutschen

durchtrocknenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

durchtrocknen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdʊʁçˌtʁɔknən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich ganz und gar von Feuchtigkeit befreien".

Zero misspellings are on record for durchtrocknen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is durchtrocknen, spelled D-U-R-C-H-T-R-O-C-K-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich ganz und gar von Feuchtigkeit befreien

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how durchtrocknen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Ton sollte bei dieser Technik zunächst durchtrocknen, bevor man die einzelnen Farbschichten der Lasur aufträgt.
  2. „Mich wundert allerdings, dass die nachgemalten Stellen schon getrocknet sind, denn Ölfarbe braucht normalerweise länger als einen Tag, um richtig durchzutrocknen.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "durchtrocknen"?
"durchtrocknen" is spelled D-U-R-C-H-T-R-O-C-K-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʊʁçˌtʁɔknən].
What does "durchtrocknen" mean?
As a verb, "durchtrocknen" means: sich ganz und gar von Feuchtigkeit befreien
How do you pronounce "durchtrocknen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "durchtrocknen" is [ˈdʊʁçˌtʁɔknən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "durchtrocknen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list